5 quick links

Big Data in Education: https://www.coursera.org/course/bigdata-edu This is my first Coursera course – I’m half way though this course now, and I’ve found good. It’s run by Ryan Baker from Columbia University, and he’s a pretty good lecturer, and active in the forums. I think the name is slightly misleading – we aren’t looking at Big Data at all (and to be fair, he warned us about this in the first lecture), but the methods are useful. This course is directly related to my work, which makes it easier to stay engaged.